Every Thursday morning, more than 100 bags of nutritious food are prepared at an old brick building in rural Oconee County. From there, volunteer drivers take the bags to schools in the county, where teachers and other school officials drop them into the backpacks of children (grades K-12) while the kids are out of the classroom.

Barbara Ellington volunteers to help her Athens neighbors live healthier lives by offering advice on how to take care of themselves and when to seek medical treatment.

But that advice goes beyond dishing out some chicken soup to battle a cold.

Why HMJ at UGA Matters and What it Takes

The best health and medical journalism can change policy and help people choose wisely — at the doctor's office, in the grocery store and in the voting booth.

Graduate students in Grady's MA program generate high-impact stories for print, television, web and wireless, while gaining expertise in disciplines from public health to environmental science.

Inquisitive, tough-minded idealists with bachelor's or higher degrees in science, liberal arts or journalism are invited to apply.

Empowering Communities throughHealth and Medical Journalism

Students learn to cover health and medicine for any market or audience in this professional masters program endowed by the Knight Foundation. A rigorous academic program, hands-on experience, and flexible electives prepare students to understand health issues during changing times.

HMJ Graduate Students:

Develop the skills and skepticism needed to cover health and medicine anywhere in the world, for any audience, in any medium.

Learn that every story is really about people, whether it involves a rural clinic or a neuroscience lab.